Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.6% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 25 '20 at 20:15
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 72.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 170
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 738
68% 568 Pts
64-Core 1140
71% 1140 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Gigabyte(1458 2204) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.830.0.0
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
0.6% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 3.38
Parallax 2.09
0% 1.85 fps
MRender 2.1
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 2.3
2% 2 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.6%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 94 72 57 66 115 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 144
Write 140
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 78.5
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.7
114% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5702-089.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 34.5
MC Mixed 29.3
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 32.8
SC Mixed 24.9
74% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 96.1
42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,472 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $359
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